Tick in amber carrying spirochetes
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Description: English: This tick trapped in ancient amber from the Dominican Republic can carry the type of bacteria that causes lyme disease. (Photo by George Poinar, Jr., courtesy of Oregon State University). Date: 9 October 2013, 06:30:27. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregonstateuniversity/14107314237/. Author: Oregon State University.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Chelicerata (chelicerates)
- Arachnida (arachnids)
- Acari (mites)
- Parasitiformes (parasitiform)
- Ixodida (ticks)
- Ixodoidea
- Ixodidae (hard ticks)
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